As with most other 'post-war' Decca 78's - my set of the Eroica 'fell to pieces'These would be more impressive without the noticeable filtering - low-level detail is very limited...there's a Huge difference compared to Boult's LPO Elgar Sym.1 from 1949 (EMI, taped) in the 1983 box-set.

I didn't realize that re: the repeat as never played the EMI pre-war 78 albums (all intact) of Weingartner/Toscanini/Koussevitzky (with the LPO); though transferred the Mengelberg set - not exactly 'to my complete satisfaction' - just over a year back..all obtained nearly 30 years ago..

I'm only sorry that Decca's transfers don't really do these justice - they made a better job in 1962/3 of the 1947 LPO/Zecchi/Haskil 4th PC - tapes they re-used for an early '80's LP reissue.